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Breakthrough opens door to smartphone-powered $100 ultrasound machine
sciencedaily.com ^
| Sep 11, 2018
| Univ. British Columbia
Posted on 09/14/2018 12:01:52 PM PDT by posterchild
Engineers have developed a new ultrasound transducer, or probe, that could dramatically lower the cost of ultrasound scanners to as little as $100. Their patent-pending innovation -- no bigger than a Band-Aid -- is portable, wearable and can be powered by a smartphone.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: smartphone; ultrasound
Its not clear if this technology is of value for viewing human embryos or not (e.g. have the power to penetrate deep enough), but it is progress.
To: Morgana
Might be of interest to your pinglist.
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:02:37 PM PDT
by
posterchild
(anti-science: thinking a fetus is distinct from a tumor and sex is determined by chromosomes)
To: posterchild
Once upon a time posters read the article they posted.
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:06:38 PM PDT
by
TexasGator
(Z1)
To: posterchild
Can you use it to see if breasts are real? You'd have to ask first though wouldn't you?
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:09:11 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: posterchild
Can you use it to see if breasts are real? You'd have to ask first though wouldn't you?
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:09:11 PM PDT
by
DannyTN
To: posterchild
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:09:39 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: posterchild
"Sorry honey, my iPhone burnt our baby."
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:11:18 PM PDT
by
Reeses
(A journey of a thousand miles begins with a government pat down.)
To: Red Badger
Ultrasound scans are now being interpreted by software. Pretty close to a tricorder.
To: Vince Ferrer
makes me wonder: “What was Sulu thinking?”..................
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:19:33 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(July 2018 - the month the world learns the TRUTH......Q Anon.......Timelines change. Aug 16)
To: TexasGator
Is there a particular part I failed to read?
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:21:00 PM PDT
by
posterchild
(anti-science: thinking a fetus is distinct from a tumor and sex is determined by chromosomes)
To: TexasGator
Thanks for posting...
"Sonograms produced by the UBC device were as sharp as or even more detailed than traditional sonograms produced by piezoelectric transducers, said co-author Edmond Cretu, professor of electrical and computer engineering. Since our transducer needs just 10 volts to operate, it can be powered by a smartphone, making it suitable for use in remote or low-power locations," he added.
"And unlike rigid ultrasound probes, our transducer has the potential to be built into a flexible material that can be wrapped around the body for easier scanning and more detailed views -- without dramatically increasing costs."
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:22:18 PM PDT
by
Covenantor
(Men are ruled...by liars who refuse them news, and by fools who cannot govern. " Chesterton)
To: posterchild
How about a portable device that tells us what a woman is actually means when she says something?
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:35:05 PM PDT
by
PTBAA
To: PTBAA
The response would be “by now you should know what I mean”
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posted on
09/14/2018 12:48:23 PM PDT
by
LukeL
To: posterchild
Something like this was shown in the third Atlas Shrugged movie - developed in Galt’s Gulch.
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posted on
09/14/2018 1:25:04 PM PDT
by
Fred Hayek
(The Democratic Party is now the operational arm of the CPUSA)
To: PTBAA
How about a portable device that tells us what a woman is actually means when she says something?You want two lanes, or four?
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posted on
09/14/2018 1:57:58 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(There are two kinds of people: Those who can extrapolate from incomplete data.)
To: IYAS9YAS
I want a handheld microwave to fry any attacker.
To: PTBAA
Women are easy to understand once the societal male programming is removed.
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posted on
09/14/2018 4:54:05 PM PDT
by
Secret Agent Man
( Gone Galt; Not averse to Going Bronson.)
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